Battleground Rewards
"Alright, I've got this sorted out. Let's discuss the details of this battlefield," Xiao Yu said to Jiang Zeyan as they stood together in the Qin Shiyue room.
Jiang Zeyan nodded and waved, and Ma Xiaoyun came out, holding a map in her hand.
"While you were gone, we've already designed a preliminary battlefield map and related mechanics." He said, opening the virtual map as he spoke.
"Look, this is the map of the Lost Island. This is Yarvis City, and this is Yartera City Lost City lies between them. The main battleground takes place on this map. The east and west city gates are the entry points for the battlefield. Adventurers from both sides will start from Yarvis City and Yartera City respectively. You can purchase entry tokens here. As for how much you pay for those tokens, that's up to you."
"Regarding the size of the battlefield, we believe it should ideally be between 40 and 100 players, depending on the map size. Too few players would make the map too large, while too many players could cause a battle to drag on for too long, leading to player fatigue and boredom."
"The battlefield scenario, based on your previous description, is quite fitting. It's roughly that the Immortals and the Song of the Ocean have fallen out and are fighting for control of the Lost Island. Both the Alliance and the Horde have become interested in the Lost Island because it can serve as a transit point on the Great Sea, making it a strategic military location. Therefore, they have dispatched troops to the island, forming alliances with both the Immortals and the Song of the Ocean, while simultaneously calling on adventurers from both the Alliance and the Horde to join the battle."
"We designed the battlefield mechanism as follows: First, the victory condition for both sides should be to capture the Lost Temple, while the defeat condition is for the other side to capture the Lost Temple. After the battlefield begins, the adventurers from both sides will launch an attack on the Lost Temple from the east and west gates of the Lost City, respectively, and must break through the two city gates in the middle. There are many Naga defending the Lost City, but of course, the number will not be as many as in the actual Battle for Lost Island, only a few hundred or a thousand."
Four Naga Commanders will randomly spawn in the Lost City. They are all BOSS-level units. Killing Naga Commander will grant you BOSS Insignia. Different BOSS Insignia have different uses.
The first BOSS emblem allows you to summon the Immortals / Song of the Ocean reinforcements to join the battle at the battlefield entrance.
The second BOSS emblem can summon the Siren High Priest/Mermaid High Priest, granting a powerful buff to the entire team.
The third BOSS emblem allows you to summon a battlefield BOSS. You can decide which BOSS to send.
The fourth boss insignia allows you to summon your faction's war machines to fight; for the Alliance, it's Steam Tank, and for the Horde, it's a catapult.
The BOSS will respawn after ten minutes once it is killed, so you can save up BOSS badges for later use.
"Therefore, the key to victory on this battlefield lies here. The adventurers on both sides need to decide on their tactics: whether to launch a full-scale attack on the Lost City and try to capture the Lost Temple in one fell swoop, or to launch attacks on all sides to collect BOSS emblems to enhance their own strength. If they are to seize BOSS emblems, which one should they seize? These will all be variables in the entire battle."
"When you enter the core area of Lost City, which is the plaza, a skirmish is very likely to break out between the two sides. This will be the climax of the battle. Both sides' war bosses, war machines, and reinforcements will all be involved in the battle in this plaza. In addition, there is a Naga boss in the plaza. This Naga boss can drop a treasure vault key. Use this key to enter the Booty Bay of the Lost Temple and you will win."
"According to our calculations, each battle lasts about an hour. Okay, is there anything else?" Ma Xiaoyun asked at the end.
"That's why they call themselves professionals," Xiao Yu thought to himself. "They've designed the battlefield in such a short time, and it sounds quite interesting." However, he could tell from the other party's reaction that they were very eager to complete the deal as soon as possible. In that case, it wouldn't be right not to ask for more benefits.
"But wait a minute," he suddenly interrupted, "There's something very important you haven't told us yet. What's the reward for winning this battlefield?"
Ma Xiaoyun said, "Of course it's merit points. Each person gets 100 merit points after winning, and the MVP gets 500 merit points."
Xiao Yu shook his head. "That's not what I meant. Every battlefield offers merit points. Why would adventurers travel all that way just for such a small amount? That's ridiculous. They can get merit points from any battlefield. Why do they have to come here? This won't attract any adventurers at all."
Qin Shiyue nodded in agreement.
Ma Xiaoyun said helplessly, "Then what else do you want?"
"Of course it's a special reward, just like the Elf Fruit from the Ashenvale Battleground."
The Elf Fruit that Xiao Yu mentioned is a specialty of the Ashenvale Battleground. After helping the Night Elf / Orcs of Ashenvale achieve victory, each participating adventurer can receive an Elf Fruit as an extra reward. The effect of the Elf Fruit is to increase the maximum health by 20% for 1 hour.
This effect is very powerful for both dungeon exploration and open-world PvP, which is why the Ashenvale Battleground is so popular.
"This—" Ma Xiaoyun glanced at Jiang Zeyan.
Jiang Zeyan, "So, Mr. Xiao, what suggestions do you have?"
Xiao Yu said, "I have an idea. When we open the Lost Temple, there are over 100,000 Naga Treasure Chest inside. I think we can use the Naga Treasure Chest as rewards for victory on the battlefield. The winning side can open treasure chests in the Lost Temple. Of course, we don't need 100,000; a few hundred will be enough, just enough to ensure that each person can open ten."
Jiang Zeyan glanced at Ma Xiaoyun for her opinion, Ma Xiaoyun nodded, "This Naga Treasure Chest can be refreshed by the system."
Jiang Zeyan nodded. "Alright, let's make it five hundred treasure chests then. The winner can open them."
"And then there's one more," Xiao Yu pointed to the list of paid services, "This one looks quite interesting to me, get one for me too, just as a bonus."
Jiang Zeyan glanced at it, and Xiao Yu was referring to the built-in BGM system. This service was not yet available and was mainly for players with BOSS and hero templates. Like the skin system, it could only enhance the audio-visual effects and would not improve strength, so Jiang Zeyan did not refuse.
"Alright, I'll activate the Personal BGM System for you for free. You're the first person to enjoy this system, but this is the last one. You can't keep making endless demands like this."
Xiao Yu was finally satisfied. "Then I'll go back to the game now. Once the battlefield opens and I'm sure it's working properly, I'll return the artifact to you."
Jiang Zeyan, "Okay, the Alliance and Horde ships will arrive at the Lost Island within three days. Be careful not to fight then. Also, when you break up, make sure the adventurers from Horde and the Alliance see it. Let's agree on a time so I can issue a system announcement then."
Qin Shiyue then said, "How about three days from now? We'll turn against each other after the Alliance and Horde troops land on the island."
Xiao Yu thought to himself that this was a good idea; the timing was perfect. With heroes from both the Alliance and the Horde present, the scene would be lively and not too quiet.
"Then it's settled!"
The two sides reached an agreement, determined the time and specific arrangements, and then Xiao Yu and Qin Shiyue left the game's official service space.
Back in Qin Shiyue's reception room, the two signed another agreement, putting their previous consensus on paper. With everything settled, Xiao Yu could finally return to the game. By the time he returned, it was completely dark. Stepping out of the Booty Bay chamber, Xiao Yu took a deep breath of the cold night air. From this moment on, his grand undertaking would begin.
By now, there were few adventurers left in the Lost City. Without the Naga Treasure Chest, there was nothing else to attract visitors.
The people of the Song of the Ocean wisely retreated to the Yartera City, leaving the Lost City to the Immortals. Xiao Yu hadn't gone far when Wotkud came to greet him.
Water Elemental Wotkud: "My lord, you've finally returned. You've been gone for quite some time, and we've been waiting for you. There are some matters that I'm afraid require your personal attention."
This Wotkud has already advanced to the first level of the Skeleton BOSS, making him the fastest advancing one among Xiao Yu's subordinates.
Not far after following Wotkud, they saw Lady Xiwadelin standing there listlessly, surrounded by a group of Water Elemental.
Although the battle was won, there were still many things left to deal with, including this troublesome situation. Looking at Lady Xiwadelin's smiling face, Xiao Yu had a headache about how to deal with this guy.
If it were a regular NPC, killing them would be fine, or they could be recruited as underlings, bound by an oath of loyalty so there's no need to worry about betrayal. But this guy is a skeleton-level BOSS, and a subordinate of the Old Gods. He now understands that even game companies are afraid of the Old Gods, so it's best not to provoke him if possible.
Send her out of the country politely? Let her go back to where she came from? That's a last resort. Doing so would tell the other party that you're afraid, that you're backing down in front of the Old Gods, and that's not a good choice.
Or perhaps they'll treat her as a subordinate; after all, she swore an oath of allegiance. However, the Old Gods could very well break her oath, since she stated when she swore that she was only pledging allegiance at the Old Gods' request.
However, Xiao Yu immediately thought of some of his previous plans. He had planned to create several dungeons on the Lost Island, so he decided to just send Lady Xiwadelin into the dungeons as a boss.
It allows her to earn money while ensuring she doesn't run off.